Minton+v.+St.+Bernard+Parish

Whitney Harris, Mary Bryson, Tiffany Thompson

Minton vs. Saint Bernard Parish School Board

Plantiff- Isaac MInton Defendant-Saint Bernard Parish School Board

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

October 22, 1986

Background: Connie Minton was a minor and a resident of Mississippi. She was hit and injured by a school bus operated by St. Bernard Parish School Board personnel. She and her administrator of her estate, Issac Minton, filed suit in federal court wanting declatory and monetart relief. The school did not want to pay because she was not a resident of Parish or the state.

Decision and Rationale: Minton won the case. The school board appealed and lost again but the amount of damages was reduced. Minton tried several more times to appeal and get her initial amount of damages back, but has been unsuccessful.

Impact on Teaching: In all circumstances of teaching or being on the job, it is better to be safe than sorry. Any incident can turn into something big. I think the school should have had to pay to an extent for hitting a child with a bus. I do not understand why they would wasnt to use the fact that she wasn't a resident as an excuse. But the teacher or whoever was driving should have done everything possible to avoid the accident. Teachers are held to a high standard for the safety of the children. Even if Minton wasn't a child under the Parish school, the teacher is still reliable for what she/he does on the job.

Quiz Question: Is a teacher reliable, even if the incident involving damage to the child is the teachers fault, but the student isn't a citizen of that state? Ans: yes